The Board granted an initial increased rating of 30 percent, but no higher, prior to August 24, 2020, for left and right foot pes planus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pes planus disability resulted in severe manifestations bilaterally, including daily pain, swelling, tenderness of plantar surfaces, decreased longitudinal arch height with weightbearing, and difficulty ambulating. The Board found it more advantageous to rate each foot separately at 30 percent under DC 5284.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot pes planus, right foot pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- 25004810
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 15, 2022, for a 10 percent maximum initial rating for service-connected right foot metatarsalgia and granted service connection for right foot pes planus and left foot pes planus.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left and right foot pes planus, plantar fasciitis, right ankle pain, left ankle pain, right hip pain, and left hip pain was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right foot pes planus, left foot pes planus, trigonum impingement, and pes cavus, right ankle sprain, left ankle sprain, right knee strain, and left knee strain. Additionally, the Veteran was granted an initial rating of 60 percent for a skin condition, to include dermatitis and tinea pedis.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right foot pes planus, including as due to a service-connected disability.
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